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Last Time Out
•  The Purple Eagles were defeated by Big 4 rival Buffalo, 57-48, on Monday, Dec. 21 at home.
•  Kaylee Stroemple led the team in scoring for the third game in a row with 18 points.
•  Emily Granurth led the team in rebounding with a career-best eight rebounds. She also scored a career-high nine points.
•  Sam Lapszynski added eight points and six rebounds for the Purple Eagles.
 
Led by Lapszynski
•  Sam Lapszynski was named MAAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week coming off her best career games against Cleveland State on Nov. 27 and Detroit on Nov. 29.
•  Against Cleveland State, Lapszynski had the first double-double of her career; she had a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds. She also had a career-best three blocks.
•  At Detroit, Lapszynski surpassed her performance against Celeveland State and scored a new career-high of 27 points.
•  Lapszynski led the Purple Eagles in scoring in both matchups and led the team in rebounds against Cleveland State.
•  Lapszynski scored in double-digits against Manhattan on Dec. 4; she had 14 points and led the team in rebounds with nine.
•  She had the second double-double of her career against Monmouth on Dec. 6; she had 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also recorded a new career-best of five blocked shots.
 
Stroemple Stuns
•  Kaylee Stroemple is in the midst of a break-out season for the Purple Eagles. This season, she has started all nine games so far (compared to only three games in 2014-15) and has become both an offensive and defensive leader.
•  Stroemple scored a caeer-high 20 points at Monmouth on Dec. 6.
•  She had a career-best 10 rebounds against Youngstown State on Nov. 17.
•  Stroemple recorded a career-best four steals at Manhattan on Dec. 4.
•  Stroemple has led the team in scoring for three straight games (Monmouth, Dartmouth and Buffalo).

Niagara in the MAAC
•  The Purple Eagles rank third in assists with 140 total and 15.6 per game.
•  Niagara ranks third in the MAAC in field goal percentage; the Purple Eagles have made 203 of 525 attempted field goals for a percentage of .387.
•  The Purple Eagles are the fourth highest scoring offense in the MAAC; they have 531 total points and average 59.0 points per game.
•  Sam Lapszynski ranks second in blocked shots (20 total, 2.2 per game) and third in field goal percentage (43-80, .538).
•  Kaylee Stroemple is sixth in scoring; she has 120 total points and averages 13.3 points per game.
•  Jamie Sherburne is tied for third in assists with 38 total and 4.2 per game.

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